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Cleaner


Job Location:

Utica, NY - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 35856 - 35856
Posted: 29 September 2026 (15 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Cleaner
About SUNY Polytechnic Institute:

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is New York States premier public polytechnic highly regarded for leading the pursuit of knowledge and innovation through interdisciplinary engagement and collaboration across its four colleges - Arts & Sciences Business Engineering and Health Sciences. SUNY Poly isaCollege of Distinctionand nationally ranked byForbesandU.S. News & World Report.

Guided by a bold vision for societal impact the universityadvances use-inspired research and transformative collaborations that drive economic development technological progress and humanitarian solutions - locally in the Mohawk Valley region and in communities around the globe.

SUNY Poly is a proud resilient community with like minds and like spirits who are inspired by a distinctive STEAM education and social experience that prepares its graduates for the 21st century workforce. The university is guided by a mission and vision that is grounded in elevating impact and in living out the values ofAccountability Community Empathy Gratitude Inclusion Innovation KindnessandRespect.

SUNY Polys campus is located in Utica N.Y. in the heart of the picturesque Mohawk Valley where you will find the convergence of affordability opportunity and quality of life. Residents of the greater Utica area enjoy a lower cost of living than most cities while being part of a region undergoing a vibrant technological and economic renaissance.

Job Description:

Cleaners perform a wide range of cleaning tasks to maintain assigned areas.

Duties include:

  • Collects transports and disposes of office waste or spoiled materials in accordance with cleaning procedures.
  • Cleans floors corridors stairs and stairwells walls partitions windows from the inside or outside of buildings using vacuums mops brushes detergents buffers floor scrubbers and other cleaning implements
  • Cleans bodily fluids including urine vomit and feces with proper training.
  • Strips and waxes floors; vacuums and shampoos carpets; and dusts assigned areas using manual or mechanical equipment.
  • Cleans and scrubs all areas of lavatories and locker rooms such as sinks urinals toilets showers shower walls and drains tile floors and locker room common areas.
  • Replaces light bulbs dusts or washes light fixtures and high places such as ceilings using a 6-ft ladder.
  • Cleans and polishes furniture metal fixtures and equipment.
  • Removes waste articles from floors furniture and equipment and places them in designated receptacles or in appropriate places.
  • Moves furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning activities or set-ups for meetings or special events.
  • Empties trash recyclables and waste in accordance with cleaning schedule.
  • Assembles cleaning cart to conform to assigned cleaning duties and mixes and properly dilutes cleaning solutions in accordance with manufacturer directions.
  • Wears appropriate protective clothing and other specialized protective equipment as required by the cleaning assignments.
  • Checks supplies and equipment functioning and notifies supervisor of low supply levels equipment malfunction and building maintenance issues noted during cleaning.
  • May be assigned to remove snow and salt walkways and clean sidewalks from litter using manual equipment.
  • Other reasonable duties as assigned.

Salary: $35856

Benefits: Requirements:

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed this information would be available on the announcement.

This position is in the labor class and no examination is required. There are no educational or experience applicants must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor as well as understand and carry out written or oral instructions.

Other Requirements:

Applicants must be willing to work morning evening and/or weekend shifts. Must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor and understand and carry out written and oral instructions.

Additional Information:

Closing date for receipt of applications: continuous recruitment

SUNY Polytechnic Institute offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare dental vision pension plans competitive pay generous paid time off tuition assistance life insurance and long-term disability insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer SUNY Polytechnic Institute will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicants race creed religion color citizenship national origin sex age sexual orientation predisposing genetic characteristics gender identification or expression genetic information familial status marital status pregnancy status as a domestic violence victim criminal conviction disability military status disabled veteran recently separated veteran Armed Forces Service Medal veteran active duty or wartime campaign badge veteran or other characteristic as protected by law.. Please feel free to review your equal employment opportunities protections and laws pertaining to these protections at Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or Clery Act mandates that all Title IV institutions without exception prepare publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the Colleges crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the Colleges current campus security policies. The SUNY Polytechnic Institute Annual Security Report is available in portable document format PDF by clicking this link:

Report 2023 -

Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and other laws regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Inquiries may also be directed to the United States Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights 32 Old Slip 26th Floor New York NY 10005-2500; Tel. ; Email .

Application Instructions:

Applicants must address in their applications their abilities to work with a culturally diverse position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual checks.

Persons interested in the above position should submit a resume cover letter three references a diversity statement along with The SUNY Polytechnic employment compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position please email us at or call .